CVE-2024-8271 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce <= 1.4.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes in the FOX Currency Switcher plugin due to improper validation, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8271?
CVE-2024-8271 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce, published on 14 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The The FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode in the 'woocs_get_custom_price_html' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginus Fox - Currency Switcher Professional for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-8271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce
- CVE-2021-24566 WooCommerce Currency Switcher < 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Low Privilege) Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2023-6556 Cross-site scripting in FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce
- CVE-2023-49834 WordPress WOOCS – WooCommerce Currency Switcher Plugin <= 1.4.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2022-4431 WOOCS < 1.3.9.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-30458 Cross-site request forgery in WOOCS – WooCommerce Currency Switcher
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83f6-495c-ff9q.